Doug DePriest has seen life from both sides of the fence, having been a network executive and an independent producer. For eight years he was head of production and development at Travel Channel, where he launched thousands of hours of programming including the World Poker Tour, a minor cultural revolution which may have warped the [...]
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Producer Perspective: Michael Hoff
CU: Where do you find inspiration for a new show idea? MH: Personally, I usually get new ideas from print media: newspapers, magazines, books etc. Also many ideas are offspring of projects we’re already working on, a next incarnation or brand extension. Then of course, I have a great development team that combs the planet [...]
Producer Perspective: Cheri Brownlee
1. Where do you find inspiration for a new show idea? There are many places to find inspiration. The show we did for History Channel, Shockwave, was a turn on an old standard. It just came to me after watching History Channel — why not expand the clip genre with information and graphics — both [...]
Producer Perspective: Chris Palmer
Faculty Note: Chris joined the full-time faculty at American University in August 2004 as Distinguished Film Producer in Residence and founded the Center for Environmental Filmmaking at the School of Communication, which he now directs. While at American he continues to produce films, give speeches, and conduct workshops across the country. He is writing two [...]
Producer Perspective: Dale Bosch of Bosch Media
Producer Bio: Dale Bosch started as a Program Director for an NBC affiliate and eventually moved on to Produce and Direct. He now works as an Executive Producer on a variety of projects and as Production Consultant to companies that want to be more effective in the development and production process. Credits include: History Channel, [...]
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